FNUS74 KEPZ 031518
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SNARE MESA SOUTH RX...SILVER CITY DISP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
918 AM MDT TUE APR 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0915 MDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER NORTHERN NEW MEXICO WILL SLOWLY MOVE
INTO THE TX PANHANDLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A MIX OF ISOLATED RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS TODAY. WELL
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR AREA TODAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TOMORROW WITH LIGHT WINDS AND
WARMER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED. A SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW WILL RETURN
TO THE REGION THURSDAY WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE
WEEKEND WITH BREEZY AFTERNOONS POSSIBLE.


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.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT RISK FOR AN
                    ISOLATED HIGH ELV SHOWER.
CWR.................5-10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST NORTHWEST
                    8 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8700-10400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 KNOTS. VERY GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9900-10700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 4 KNOTS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200-7900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 KNOTS.  GOOD.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...BATT 64
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120403.SNARE.01/EPZ